On the eve of a drugs war, a small time criminal is forced to go on the run with a neglected nine-year-old girl after a fatal accident. HARD TIDE tells the incredible true story of Jake (Nathanael Wiseman) a drug dealer grown up in the care system in an impoverished English coastal town. As a turf war brews around him, his world is thrown into complete chaos when he inadvertently befriends neglected nine-year-old girl, Jade (Alexandra Newick), and takes her home out of harm’s way, only to get embroiled in a fatal accident that will change each of their lives forever.

Director Nathanael Wiseman's feature film came into being after Robert Osman, the film's other director, cast him to be in his graduation short titled My Hero; which was also the working title of Hard Tide.

Kat Gellin, who joined the production as producer, only agreed to join the cast (as the character Kim) after the original actress had to drop out of production due to injury. With the injury taking place only a day before filming start, the team had to move quick to find a replacement.

The Hard Tide trailer definitely can't hide the film's low-budget roots, but the film's ability to mix the drama and thriller genres seems to make up for that and then some. While hearing a tale about a young girl on the run with a criminal makes me thing of The Professional, the tale of Hard Tide definitely goes another direction. For bonus points, the acting looks pretty top notch.